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It isn't the busiest weekend for deals, but there are still decent buys on the first and second seasons of The Walking Dead, EA racing titles, Trine 2, The Typing of the Dead: Overkill, The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, Tomb Raider…

Holiday sales are slowing but most distributors are keeping the spirit alive with deals including Torchlight II for $5 at Steam, an XCOM pack with Enemy Unknown for $15 at Amazon, Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut for $5 at Get Games...

Valve's winter event is still a week or two out but you could get just as carried away with impulse buys elsewhere this weekend. Highlights include Skyrim for $7.49 at Amazon, BioShock Infinite for $9.99 at GamersGate, Tomb Raider for…

With Kalypso, Paradox, EA, Rockstar and other promotions happening this weekend, there are plenty of deals to burn your spare cash and time on, especially if you snag a few of the bundles. Also, in case you missed our previous…

Between Steam's Paradox promotion, GOG's summer blowout, a new Humble Bundle and the usual smattering of discounts, you're bound to find something to burn money on this weekend. Noteworthy bargains include 75% off Cities in Motion titles, a Double Fine…

Along with running an Ubisoft promotion that includes some decent bundle discounts and special daily deals, Steam has savings on various indie titles including 50% off and free access to Ace of Spades this weekend. Green Man Gaming also has bargains on a slew of indie...

Looking for something new to play during the long weekend? Steam has kicked off its Autumn Sale with a combination of daily deals running through November 26 and quicker flash sales that last just a few hours. To kick things…

XCOM: Enemy Unknown should have been a disaster. It's a turn-based strategy title, a style of game its publisher said only last year was "just not contemporary". It's also a remake of a cult classic 1990's PC game, beloved by an audience so fickle that a modern version should be the most offensive entertainment product of the year. Yet it is not. XCOM is, against the odds, a little bit special.

XCOM is about as perfect a remake of an old game as I could have hoped for, in that while changes have inevitably been made, they're mostly for the better, and anything genuinely new introduced is only there to improve things.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown, one of our most anticipated PC games of the year, is officially available for preorder at various online outfits, including Steam, which is spicing things up with a new bonus system. These days, it's common for companies to reward customers with extras...